Opinion: Everyone who grasps the risk of nuclear war says Trump shouldn’t be trusted
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Los Angeles Times ^
| Sept. 26, 2024 3 AM PT | Jill Lawrence
It was a mistake to visit Los Alamos in the middle of a presidential campaign that Donald Trump might win. I
get that now, after wandering around the New Mexico town that is synonymous with clichés like “cautionary tale” and “Pandora’s box” and “be careful what you wish for.”The shadow over the Manhattan Project — the undeniable feat of scientific brainpower that gave us the nuclear bomb — is apparent nine miles from this haunting town, in a roadside protest sign that quotes Pope Francis speaking five years ago in Hiroshima: “The possessing of nuclear weapons is immoral.” It is...
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Russia sends chilling warning to the West after Putin tweaks nuclear weapons rules
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Express UK ^
| 9/27/2024 | Oli Smith
Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman has chillingly warned the surprise change to Russia's nuclear weapons doctrine was intended to send a "signal" to the West. On Wednesday, Putin warned Russia could respond to conventional missile strikes with nuclear weapons, effectively lowering the threshold for a strike and putting the world on a path
toward nuclear war. The Russian leader also indicated that Moscow would treat any attack backed by a nuclear-armed country as a coordinated assault. That means if the Kremlin deems a Ukrainian assault on Russian soil using US, French, or British missiles to represent a "critical threat" to Russia’s...
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Putin ally says 'attack on Belarus will trigger WW3' in nuclear warning to NATO
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Daily Star UK ^
| 9/27/2024 | LIAM MCINERNEY
The leader of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has threatened the west with a nuclear warning saying World War 3 will be triggered if NATO advance into his country. The
leader of Belarus warned World War 3 will break out - if NATO attacked his country or Russia. Alexander Lukashenko threatened to use nuclear weapons against NATO despite Belarus not having any. However, since last year, the nation has hosted Russian tactical warheads, on behalf of close ally Vladimir Putin. Lukashenko made his sinister threats while speaking in Minsk, saying “World War Three” would be unleashed if NATO troops entered his country,...
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China Wants Dominance in the Pacific - but Its Latest Nuclear-powered Attack Submarine Has Sunk. They Are Trying to Cover Up.
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Red State ^
| 09/26/2024 | Ward Clark
China's People's Liberation Army Navy has a lot of combatant ships, more in fact than the United States Navy, and that's concerning. What
they don't have is much ability to project power; they lack at-sea replenishment capacity, and for the most part, their navy is a frigate navy. Nothing wrong with that, unless you're going up against America's carrier fleet. One way to project power, of course, is with nuclear-powered ships, especially nuclear-powered submarines. China has a few of those and was reportedly earlier in 2024 to be building the first in the new Zhou-class subs. But now we learn...
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China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, US officials say
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CNN ^
| 26-SEP-2024 | Oren Liebermann and Paul P. Murphy
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The
attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, under construction at a shipyard near the city of Wuhan. The Zhou-class submarines have a distinctive X-shaped stern, designed to improve maneuverability underwater. A satellite image from March 10, taken by Maxar Technologies, shows the Zhou-class sub, with its signature x-shape tail, docked at the port. Additional Maxar imagery reviewed by CNN from later in June shows that the sub...
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China’s newest nuclear submarine sank, setting back its military modernization
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Mint - Wall Street Journal ^
| 9/26/2024 | Michael R. Gordon
China’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in the spring, a major setback for one of the country’s priority weapons programs, U.S. officials said. The
episode, which Chinese authorities scrambled to cover up and hasn’t previously been disclosed, occurred at a shipyard near Wuhan in late May or early June.
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Russia Announces Changes to Nuclear Doctrine: Western Missile Strikes Deep Inside Russia Will Trigger an Atomic Response (VIDEO)
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Gateway Pundit ^
| September 26, 2024 | Staff
WORLD WAR III UPDATE: The globalist left moved the world closer to nuclear war on Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with officials on Wednesday and announced changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine. Putin
lowered the threshold regarding Russian strategic forces’ use of nukes. In a televised address to Russia’s Security Council, Putin said nuclear doctrine has been effectively revised in light of recent developments. Putin warned NATO in his message to top Russian leaders after meetings on Wednesday. Vladimir Putin: “The updated version of the document proposes that aggression against Russia by any non-nuclear weapons state but with the participation...
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Putin Declares Changes to Russian Nuclear Doctrine
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NY Times ^
| Sep 25, 2024 | Ivan Nechepurenko
Speaking at a meeting with his top officials in the Kremlin, Mr. Putin announced proposed amendments to the Russian military doctrine, the policy document that regulates the use of nuclear weapons. “It
is proposed that aggression against Russia by any nonnuclear state, but with the participation or support of a nuclear state be considered as their joint attack on the Russian Federation,” said Mr. Putin. The Russian leader said that the policy needed to be amended because “military-political circumstances is changing dynamically.” “The conditions for Russia’s transition to the use of nuclear weapons are also clearly fixed,” Mr. Putin said,...
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With nuclear option unlikely, Putin struggles to defend his red lines
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The Washington Post ^
| September 22, 2024 | Catherine Belton and Robyn Dixon
When Russian President Vladimir Putin warned earlier this month that Western approval for Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia would mean Moscow was at war with NATO, Russian propagandists rushed to rattle the nuclear saber. Alexander
Mikhailov, director of the Bureau of Military Political Analysis, called for bombing plywood mock-ups of London and Washington — complete with reproductions of Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and the White House — to simulate nuclear strikes, so that they would “burn so beautifully that it will horrify the world.” The speaker of the lower house, Vyacheslav Volodin, warned that strikes on Russia would lead...
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Putin: Russia Reserves Right to Use Nuclear Weapons in Response to Critical Threats
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Sputnik News ^
| 9/25/24
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a session of the permanent meeting of the Russian Security Council on nuclear deterrence, where he touched upon key issues pertaining to Russia's security. President
Putin outlined plans to update Russia's nuclear doctrine, the Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence. The core principle of nuclear weapon use remains the same - they are a last resort to protect sovereignty. However, the changing geopolitical landscape and emerging military threats have required adjustments. “At the same time, we see that the current military and political situation is changing dynamically, and we are obliged to...
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Key statements by Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the standing conference of the Russian Security Council on nuclear deterrence:
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Sputnik ^
| 9/25/24 | Putin
◾️It is necessary to adapt the principles of state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence to current realities ◾️A deep and comprehensive analysis of Russia's approaches to the possible use of nuclear forces and their possible adjustments was conducted ◾️Russia has always approached the issues of using nuclear forces with the
utmost responsibility, this is an extreme measure to protect the country's sovereignty ◾️It was proposed to introduce a number of clarifications in terms of defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons by Russia ◾️The modern military-political situation is changing dynamically, the Russian Federation is obliged to...
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Putin says a nuclear nation supporting an attack on Russia can be considered an aggressor
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ABC News ^
| 9/25/2024 | AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a nuclear power supporting another country’s attack on Russia will be considered a participant in aggression. Speaking
during Wednesday’s meeting of Russia’s Security Council that considered changes in Russia’s nuclear doctrine, Putin announced that a revised version of the document says that an attack against Russia by a non-nuclear power with support of a nuclear power will be seen as their “joint attack on the Russian Federation.”
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Putin Says Russia Reserves the Right to Use Nuclear Weapons if Attacked
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U.S. News ^
| 9/25/24 | Reuters
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it was attacked by any state, and that any conventional attack on Russia that was supported by a nuclear power would be considered to be a joint attack.
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Russia planning attacks on Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Zelensky warns
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CNN ^
| Sep 25, 2024 | Christian Edwards
Russia is planning to attack Ukrainian nuclear power plants and disconnect them from the energy grid, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, warning that such attacks risk nuclear disaster. “Radiation
does not respect state borders,” Zelensky said Wednesday in his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Since Russia “can’t defeat our people’s resistance on the battlefield,” Zelensky said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “looking for other ways to break the Ukrainian spirit.”
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World's biggest banks line up behind Trump's plan for nuclear energy
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wnd.com ^
| 9/24/2024 | Bob Unruh
In a move that could signal the beginning of the end for the expensive and unreliable Biden-Harris green energy ideology, 14 of the world's biggest banks have announced they are lining up behind President Donald Trump's plans for nuclear energy in the world's future. Online
reporting cited documentation of the plans by the Financial Times: The statement said, "Banks and funds totaling $14 TRILLION in assets have just signed an unprecedented statement in support of nuclear power. They'll be presenting the pledge to support the goal of tripling nuclear THIS MORNING at the Rockefeller Center in New York City to...
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Columbia-Class: The Budget-Busting Nuclear Missile Submarine the Navy ‘Needs’
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National Security Journal ^
| 9/20/2024 | Robert Farley
The USS District of Columbia will cost $15 billion-plus (including design and facility costs), with the ensuing boats dropping to $9 billion-plus. The
Navy plans to build twelve, but all of the expectations associated with the submarines must be interpreted cautiously. If the United States and Russia fail to maintain the system of treaties (primarily New START) that have limited nuclear weapons platforms since the end of the Cold War, the US might end up building a lot more submarines.
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Putin's Much-Feared Satan 2 Nuclear Missile Failed 4 Out of 5 Tests
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Newsweek ^
| 9/23/2024 | Billal Rahman
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered an emabarassing setback as his feared Satan 2 nuclear arsenal failed four out of five missile tests, according to arms experts and satellite imagery from the launch site. High-resolution
satellite images of the launch pad at Russia's Plesetsk test site, where the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile exploded, shows extensive damage. A crater approximately 60 meters wide at the launch silo at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia, along with visible damage in the surrounding area that was not present in images taken earlier in the month. -snip- The missile's liquid-fuel engine likely exploded...
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Ukrainian kamikaze drone strikes 'struck Putin's Satan-2 nuclear missiles' - prompting huge explosion
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Daily Mail UK ^
| September 21, 2024 | Freya Barnes
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone strike reportedly struck Vladimir Putin's Satan-2 nuclear missile, prompting an apocalyptic explosion yesterday morning. A
secret ammunition silo facility at Toropets in Tver region that housed one of the Russian President's nuke missiles was hit by Ukrainian drone, it was claimed yesterday. It allegedly happened just ten miles from an 'indestructible' 30,000 ton munitions storage site that had been obliterated on Wednesday. A huge explosion was triggered when the 'Satan-2' missile was hit, causing locals to panic over fears of a Doomsday detonation. The claim that the missile was destroyed came from a Russian Telegram channel...
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Microsoft inks deal to restart Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to fuel its voracious AI ambitions
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Tom's Hardware ^
| Tom's Hardware
Modern AI data centers consume enormous amounts of power, and it looks like they will get even more power-hungry in the coming years as companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI strive towards artificial general intelligence (AGI). Oracle has already outlined plans to use nuclear power plants for its 1-gigawatt datacenters. It
looks like Microsoft plans to do the same as it just inked a deal to restart a nuclear power plant to feed its data centers, reports Bloomberg. 819 MW for AI and cloud data centers Constellation Energy will invest $1.6 billion to restart its Three Mile Island nuclear...
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U.S. nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen, sell power to Microsoft
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CBS News ^
| September 20, 2024
U.S. nuclear plant Three Mile Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in American history, is to restart operations in a deal to sell power to Microsoft, Constellation Energy said Friday. The firm announced the 20-year deal would involve the restart of the Unit 1 reactor, "which operated at industry-leading levels
of safety and reliability for decades before being shut down for economic reasons exactly five years ago today." Microsoft will buy energy from the plant as part of its goal to help match the power its data centers use with carbon-free technology, according to a news release announcing...
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